Sustainable Sites Initiative

CASE STUDY IMAGES

Archer-McNamara Blitz Build Detroit, Michigan
Reuse of sidewalk for patio	Reuse of sidewalk for patio	Reuse of sidewalk for retaining walls

Cayuga Medical Center Main Campus Ithaca, New York
Outdoor eating patio	Restorative garden

Chestnut Creek Restoration Project Town of Neversink, New York


Clinton Beach Park Whidbey Island, Washington
Clinton Beach Park	Clinton Beach Park	Clinton Beach Park

Evergreen State College – Master Plan Olympia, Washington
Aerial image of The Evegreen State College	Site plan	Bicycle trail through campus

Florida Aquarium Parking Lot and Queuing Garden Tampa, Florida
Queuing Garden for the Florida Aquarium	Site Plan	Vegetated swale in parking lot

garden\garden: A Comparison in Santa Monica Santa Monica, California
garden\garden (Santa Monica, CA) - Native garden	garden\garden (Santa Monica, CA) - Traditional garden	garden\garden (Santa Monica, CA)

High Point Seattle, Washington
Playground in High Point (Seattle, WA) / ©Mithun, Juan Hernandez	High Point (Seattle, WA) / ©Mithun, Juan Hernandez	Community garden at High Point (Seattle, WA)/ ©Mithun, Juan Hernandez

John Burroughs School Bio-retention System Ladue, Missouri
Bio-retention system after heavy rain event	Student planting for bio-retention system	Receiving pond

Kresge Foundation Headquarters Troy, Michigan
©Designed by Conservation Design Forum, Elmhurst, IL www.cdfinc.com	©Designed by Conservation Design Forum, Elmhurst, IL www.cdfinc.com	©Designed by Conservation Design Forum, Elmhurst, IL www.cdfinc.com

Malolepsy/Battershell residence garden Portland, Oregon
Malolepsy/Battershell residence - front yard (Photo by D.Tolman)	Malolepsy/Battershell residence (Photo by D.Tolman)	Malolepsy/Battershell residence - backyard (Photo by D.Tolman)

Mann Library Courtyard Ithaca, NY


Orange County Great Park Irvine, California
Orange County Great Park	Plan for Orange County Great Park	Small visitor park at Orange County Great Park

Pearl Brewery San Antonio, Texas
Rainwater cistern at Pearl Brewery (San Antonio, TX )/ Photo by Rialto Studio	Pearl Brewery (San Antonio, TX )/ Photo by Rialto Studio	Bioswale at Pearl Brewery (San Antonio, TX )/ Photo by Rialto Studio

Point Fraser Precinct Development Swan River Foreshore, Perth, Western Australia
Syrinx Environmental PL: Point Fraser Development (Western Australia)	Syrinx Environmental PL: Point Fraser Development (Western Australia)	Syrinx Environmental PL: Point Fraser Development (Western Australia)

Quarry Park Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Future environmental preserve alongside Bow River in Quarry Park	Rendering of Quarry Park development	Local and regional pathways in Quarry Park

Queens Botanical Garden Visitor and Administration Center Building and Landscape Flushing, New York
Photographer Jeff Goldberg Copyright notice © Jeff Goldberg/Esto	Photographer Jeff Goldberg Copyright notice © Jeff Goldberg/Esto	©Designed by Conservation Design Forum, Elmhurst, IL www.cdfinc.com

Rancho Mirage City Hall Site Renovation Rancho Mirage, California


Reconnecting the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Valley, California (east of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County)
Portion of the fire management project area (Angeles Forest)	Ecology and topography of watershed (Yucca in forefront)	Recovery and restoration of mountains and foothills

Rehabilitation of Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
	Landscape Treatment Plan from Cultural Landscape Report	Universal access for visitors from the overlook area.

Sidwell Friends School (Middle School renovation and addition) Washington, DC
View from top of the wetland terrace towards the new extension of the Middle School building.	Two students on the border between the rain garden and the pond.	A constructed wetland forms the heart of the natural wastewater treatment and reuse system, using biological processes to clean water and serving as a living laboratory where students can learn about biology, ecology, and chemistry.